Howe Charged With Drunken Driving

The former Yankees pitcher STEVE HOWE was charged with drunken driving yesterday in connection with the Aug. 19 motorcycle crash in which he was critically injured. Howe, 39, who lives near Whitefish, Mont., suffered collapsed lungs and a ruptured trachea in the accident. He was released Monday from Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

AD CLARK, the Kalispell, Mont., police chief, said hospital records included a blood sample taken immediately after the accident. A test showed Howe's blood alcohol level to be .16, Clark said, well above the legal limit of .10.